Once upon a time in Mexico 
A milestone has been reached by Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), the Mexican subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) at the Port of Manzanillo. The Mexican terminal recently achieved its first year-to-date, four-millionth teu. Fortino Landeros, CEO of... more
Fred Westdijk named new CEO of Jan de Rijk Logistics
Fred Westdijk is to be the new CEO of Jan de Rijk Logistics. He succeeds Sebastiaan Scholte who left the company on 1 July. Westdijk, currently the company’s director of contract logistics, began his career in 1999 at KLM Cargo and subsequently worked at Exel Logistics, DHL... more
DPD opens its largest parcel sorting centre in Germany
DPD is commencing operations at a new parcel sorting centre in Hamm (Germany) this week. The facility, the largest that the company has ever built in Germany, will handle around 80,000 parcels per day on an area totalling 122,000 sqm, as from 7 September. The parcel volume will... more
An LCC that just can't let go of cargo business
One year after announcing its gradual return into the air cargo business, JetBlue says it is to team up with Aeronex Cargo to launch a new cargo offering, introducing its Miami FL (USA)-based partner as "specialists in delivering turnkey air cargo managed services to... more
Rails from Austria to smooth the way for British trains
The British infrastructure operator Network Rail is currently preparing to bid out a multi-year contract for the supply of rails. Companies that want to take part in the bidding procedure need to prove their ability to deliver long rails. DB Cargo is therefore working with... more
Two new heavyweights for NYK
One of the Japanese NYK Group companies, NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers, is to expand its fleet. The shipping company has signed a contract with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard, which is part of the China Merchants Group, to build two heavylift vessels. The two new units will be... more
New man for new customs division
Acito Logistics is expanding its portfolio in its customs sector by bundling its decentralised customs business and establishing Acito Customs, based at company headquarters in Weil am Rhein (Germany). The move resulted in the appointment of Danny Döbele, who has a decade of... more
Circle participating in European project Easylog
Circle, a specialist for analysing and developing automation and digitalization solutions for the port sectors and intermodal logistics, is participating in the European project Easylog, funded to the tune of almost EUR 2 million (EUR 1.7 million from the European Regional... more
ACL switches terminals
Atlantic Container Line is on the verge of changing the terminals for its A-service vessels in the port of Virginia, USA. The transfer of vessel operations from the Portsmouth Marine Terminal (PMT) to Norfolk International Terminal (NIT) will take place in mid-September 2019.... more
Latam Cargo connects Colombia and Peru
Starting this month (September), Latam Cargo Colombia plans to add twelve frequencies between Bogota and Miami FL, doubling its operations from Colombia into the USA. Import operations will also expand as the carrier's freighter operations between both airports will increase to... more